胳膊肘朝外拐
Traditional form:
胳膊肘朝外拐
Pinyin (reading):
gēbozhǒucháowàiguǎi
Definitions:
- lit. the elbow turns outward (idiom)
- fig. to side with outsiders rather than one's own people
Characters:
- 胳 - arms; armpit
- 膊 - shoulder, upper arm
- 肘 - elbow, shoulder; to help someone carry a load
- 朝 - to face; direct, facing; dynasty; morning
- 外 - out, outside, external; foreign; in addition
- 拐 - to kidnap, to abduct; to turn; crutch
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